Advancing quantum information technologies requires qubits whose coherence can be precisely engineered. Among the qubit platforms in development, molecular spin qubits (MSQs) stand out for their atomic scale tunability and chemical specificity, making them powerful candidates for sensing, simulation, and information processing. However, integrating MSQs into solid-state architectures without degrading their coherence remains a central challenge. Here, we introduce van der Waals (vdW) confinement within two-dimensional materials as a strategy for stabilizing quantum states in MSQs by engineering their local electronic, vibrational, and symmetry environments. Using cobaltocene as a model system, we show that confinement within vdW SnS2 and CdPS3 single crystals reorganizes the single-ion energy landscape and slows spin-lattice relaxation by over two orders of magnitude relative to unconfined cobaltocene. The confined MSQs adopt deterministic orientations and self-assemble into ordered, atomically precise superlattices, establishing vdW confinement as a pathway for integrating MSQs into functional quantum devices.
: Quantum computing has progressed greatly, yet no current hardware platform achieves coherence preservation, precise control, and scalability at the same time. In this commentary, we consider molecular qubits as a conceptually distinct approach to quantum hardware, in which part of the required functionality can be en...
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